Thursday, “Late Show” host David Letterman expressed his annoyance at the fact that John McCain had cancelled his scheduled for Wednesday appearance on the show, by verbally lashing out at the presidential candidate every chance he got.

The night before, Letterman had informed the audience that the Republican Party’s presidential nominee had decided to suspend his campaign in order to deal with the economic crisis, adding that McCain’s statement did not “smell right” to him.

Keith Olbermann, MSNBC „Countdown” host was the one who Letterman invited on his show when the GOP nominee for president of the United States announced he would be a no-show. The host’s choice did not come as much surprise, since Olberman’s hour-long news and commentary program is often sprinkled with harsh criticism of the 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain.

During the late-night talk show, David Letterman stated he was disconcerted to hear that McCain had not left New York until Thursday. Moreover, he was further vexed by the latter’s interview with Katie Couric- the anchor-woman of the CBS Evening News-which took place on Wednesday, when the senior United States Senator from Arizona was scheduled to appear on the "Late Show."

Letterman told the audience he had felt like a patriot when McCain bowed out of his show to attend to economic issues, but that in the light of the aforementioned information about the candidate’s interview and departure, he was then feeling like an "ugly date."

On the presidential nominee’s side, John McCain’s spokesperson stated on NBC’s "Today" show that the decision to cancel on Letterman’s "Late Show" was based on the fact that McCain did not feel it was a good night for comedy.